MacDonalds Randolph Hotel
Oxford, Oxfordshire

The AA 5-star Randolph is one of Oxfords leading hotels and is situated in the heart of the city opposite the Ashmolean museum. The hotel offers each guest the highest level of comfort and service in a traditional and welcoming environment. The 151 en-suite bedrooms offer all the features you would expect including satellite television, cd players, mini-bars, tea and coffee making facilities and modem access points. For sheer luxury, why not choose one of the hotel's range of deluxe suites, each with their own private spacious sitting area decorated with hanging chandeliers and sumptuous furnishings. After a busy day of work or pleasure, The Morse Bar - situated in the hotel's lobby - provides a peaceful environment to relax and unwind. For the ultimate in fine cuisine look no further than The Randolph Restaurant. The Drawing Room serves the famous full afternoon teas in a relaxing environment. Let us look after you at our luxurious and exclusive Spa. 4 beauty treatment rooms, hydrotherapy, aroma steam rooms, bio sauna, ice fountain, luxury changing rooms, manicure bay and mini gym. Oxford is the ideal location to retreat for boardroom meetings, training seminars, conferences and product launches, and is located 8 miles from the M40 and an hour from London Heathrow and Birmingham. The St John's and Worcester Suites are ideal for meetings up to 30, whilst the elegant and stunning Ballroom holds a maximum of 300 for a reception or 250 for a conference.

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Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). It is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by Matthew Arnold in reference to the harmonious architecture of the university buildings. The River Thames runs through Oxford, where for a distance of some 10 miles it is known as the Isis. Oxford was first occupied in Saxon times, and was initially known as "Oxenaforda". It began with the foundations of St Frideswide's nunnery in the 8th century, and was first mentioned in written records in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 912. In the 10th century Oxford became an important military frontier town between the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex and was on several occasions raided by Danes. St Frideswide is the patron saint of both the city and university. Oxford grew up under the shadow of a convent, said to have been founded by St Frideswide as early as the eighth century. Its authentic history begins in 912, when it was occupied by Edward the Elder, King of the West Saxons. It was strongly fortified against the Danes, and again after the Norman Conquest, and the massive keep of the castle, the tower of St. Michael's Church (at the north gate), and a large portion of the city walls still remain to attest the importance of the city in the eleventh century. West of the town rose the splendid castle, and, in the meadows beneath, the no-less-splendid Augustinian Abbey of Osney: in the fields to the north the last of the Norman kings built the stately palace of Beaumont; the great church of St Frideswide was erected by the canons-regular who succeeded the nuns of St Frideswide; and many fine churches were built by the piety of the Norman earls.